Reenforced box



' April .13 1926.

' D. D. BEAN I Patented Apr. 1926.

UNITED s-TATES PATENT oFFiCE.

i :DELCIE DBEVANLoF EAST'JAFFREY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

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Application med Juli' 1f,

To all whom z't may concern:

Beit known that II, DELoIv, D. BEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Jali'rey, in the county of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. in Reenforced TBones, of which the following is av spec-ification. i f

p Theob'ject of this invention is to provide al new and improved form of box construction. Another object of the invention is to provide reenforcement for the box so-.construeted.

These vand other objects ofy the invention will be fully illustrated in the drawing,- described in the specification and pointed out Lbox.

in the cliaimsat the end thereof.

in the accompanylng drawlngz- Figure l is a perspective view' of the' cor-'1 ner of one of my improved boxes 'showing the interlocking joint and the method of nailing.

Figure 2 with a panel end oorresponding to style No. 2 ras recognized and adopted by the yNational Association of Box Manufacturers. v

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of my improved boxes with a. panel end having Initered joints corresponding to style No. 3

as recognized and adopted by the National association ofBoX Manufacturers. I

VFigure 4 is a. :perspective View of oneiof iny improved boxes with cleats on the ends thereof corresponding to style Nowtlas recognized and adopted by' the Nationah Association of Box Manufacturers.

In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings, referencenumeral 1 indicates one side of the box and reference numeral 2 indicates the other sideiof the Reference numeral 3 indicates one end of the box and reference numeral 4 indicates the other end of the box. I As shown the sides 1 and 2 are each made of more than one piece of lumber and the ends 3 and 4 are' each made of more than one piece of lumber, and while this is the preferred construction of a box of a particular dimension, it will be understood that the sides and endsof a box of the same dimension could' each be made of a singlepiece of lumber or could he made with vany number of pieces in each of the ends or sides so long as the interlocking joints could be formed th'erein and so long as the sides and enClS Could break joints shows one 'of my improved boxes 1921. Serial No. 481,936.

with each other. It will also be understoodl i that all of the tongues will preferably be of the same widthand the recesses will be of the same width to Correspond, although the tongues on the sides could be of one width and the tongues on the ends of a different width, the recesses that receive them being boards 6 and 7 The tongues of the'boards '6 and 7 are naifled directly to the boards 8 and 9 by nails 10, 10, that pass transversely thru the tongues and longitudinally into the boards Sand 9 and thetongue on the boards 48 and 9 is nailed to the board 6 by nailsll,

11, that pass transversely -thru the tonguey and longitudinal'ly into the board 6.

' It willalso be understood thatthe recesesin each board are 'cut equal in depth tothev width of the board'a-nd a tonguey is left yon either side of/the'recess orbetween the reces'ses projecting a distancey equal .to the thickness of the board. The tongues on the side -engage'with'- and fill the reces'ses on the 'I i ends'and the tongue o-n vthe ends engageswith and fills the recess on the side and as theV tongues and recesses are large'and few iir number the'parts inter-lock very advantageonsly,fand they are held together -by nails driven thru the tongue, the nails driven thru one set of tongues standing'at right angles to the nails driven thru the other set of tongues, the nails thus forminga brace Which holds the box in shape With great ri-- gidity.

In Figure 2 I have shown Va box made in this manner reenforced on the end by a panel of a well known type. The panel is fastened to the box,v by long nails which pass thruv the uprights of thev panel and thru the tongues on the ends and into the boards of the sides. These nails passing thru the three parts serve to further interlock the parts and firmly hold them together. Other long nails pass through the tongues directly into the sides. Elsewhere the panel is fastened to the' ends with small na-ils which are clinchecl on the inside of the box- .In Figure 3 'VI-have showna bor: with a 2.. 1,5so,27e

panel having mitered joints corresponding to style 3 recognized and adapted by the National Association of Box lwanufacturers. The uprights of this .panel are fastened to the ends and side of the boX in the same manner as above described in style No. 2. rilhe box itself is made With interlo-cking jioints substantially the same as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

In Figuz'e 4 I have shown a box made With the same kind of interlocking joints, the ends ofthe box being reenforced by cleats 20 and 21 Which project above and belo\v the body of the box and overlap the top and bot-tom of the box. These cleats tic the top-and-lwtton'i'to the box in the Well known manner.

It Will be understood tha-t the tongues and recesses in Which they rest or fit, go-together very easily and are not intended to be held together by friction butl preferably make a loose tit, rather than a tight or driven fit, and boxes of this type are bei-ng-,1nacle in both large and small sizes and arenot to be confused With the so-called 'lock corner boxes in Which the sides are driven together With great force and depend on friction and glue to hold them together, Which'boxes are Only made in comparatively small sizes.

Applicants boxes for holding several hundred pounds each are made of 5/8 lumber, Where ordinarily 7/8 lumber Would be required, and these boxes have stood as Well and even better than the boXes made in the old Way of 7/8 lumber. BoXes made of 5/8 lumber holding'about three hundred pounds each are being 'regularly usedfor shippfng cloth in sizes about 4-2 x 38 x 30 i vith sati'sfactory results and can be used for the shpment of all bulky and heavy commodities With av great saving in-'lumbcr and Weight.

I claim:

1.1 A box, having sides and ends, each having Wide tongues With recesses between them, the tongues on each member making interlocking engagement With the recesses in the adjacent member, each tongue being fastened to the adjacent member at the corner by one or more nailsl driven transversely thru the tongue and longitudinally into the adjacent member, the nails at each corner extending thru one set of tongues transversely to the nails extending thru the other set of tongues, cleats on the ends of the box joints between the boards of' the-sides, and' vthe tongues of the sides extending into= the recesses ofy the ends and overla-pping the ]omts ofthe boardsof the ends, nails driven into the outside of the tongues of the sides and ends to alternately lock the tongues into the recesses at right angles to-eachl other and lock the parallelboafrds of the sides and' ends on' top of each other, the boards on each side or end being'held together by the nailsv driven through the tongues on an adjacent end or side, each tongue being fastened to the adja'cent member at the corner by one' or more' nails driven. transversely thruv the tongue and longitudinally into the adjacent member, the n'ails at each corner extending thru one set vof tongues transve'rsely to the nails extending thru the other set of tongues, cleats' on the ends ofI the box overlapping the end and theeXposed tougues and having nails driven thnu the cleats and tongues and into the sides.

In testimony Whereof I aiiiX my signa-- ture. 4

DELCIE D. BEAN. 

